Lionel Richie was hospitalized in intensive care after a St. Louis performance in which witnesses said he appeared to struggle physically, with doctors reportedly evaluating possible dehydration and expecting his discharge by Tuesday.
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Lionel Richie was hospitalized in an intensive care unit in St. Louis after appearing to struggle physically near the end of a weekend performance, according to a report citing sources familiar with his condition.
The 1980s pop star checked himself into a local hospital for testing after the concert, TMZ reported, citing unnamed sources.
Doctors were examining whether dehydration may have contributed to his condition, according to the report. Richie was expected to be released from the hospital by Tuesday.
Concertgoers told TMZ that Richie appeared to be having difficulty toward the end of the St. Louis show.
Witnesses said the singer asked for a chair so he could sit while performing his final song, “All Night Long.”
No additional diagnosis or details about the medical testing were disclosed in the information provided.
The hospitalization follows another health incident involving Richie earlier this summer.
In June, he was rushed to a hospital after becoming ill on stage during a concert in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The latest episode again occurred during a live performance, though it remained unclear whether the two incidents were related.
Richie, whose career includes decades of chart success both as a solo artist and as a member of the Commodores, had not publicly detailed the cause of his latest hospitalization.
As of the latest report, physicians were continuing to evaluate him for possible dehydration, with his condition apparently stable enough that discharge was anticipated by Tuesday.
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